🪑 A frame 😣 To strain 🍖 A meat cut 🎱 To arrange balls 🪢 A torture device 💥 Destruction 💰 To extort ⛵ To sail fast 🐎 A horse gait 🐎 To move smoothly 📷 To adjust focus 🍷 To separate liquid

to rack

7 4.0

To place items neatly on a stand or frame

verb
/ræk/

: colocar

Before playing pool, you need to rack the balls in a triangular formation on the table.
to rack the balls

Then about this third store, I was racking it and I just took a glance and there it was.

Examples

- Alright, I'll rack 'em, you grab drinks.

Seeking Justice (2011)
I rack 'em really, really tight.

L!fe Happens (2011)
- Alright, you rack it with this hand, on here.

The Trigger Effect (1996)
Like put it up in the corner, like, rack it up in the corner or something?

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
The only objective I can think of is to rack the score up to 999,999.

Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014)
I wonder if we can re rack this thought so that people can hear her yelling, Alyssa.
Okay, rack 'em up.

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
Down one corridor, I find some wheelchairs racked up against each other like shopping carts.

Fiction book (1993)
Aoki has been an on-base machine for the Brew Crew, racking up doubles and stolen bases with abandon.

Blog text (22)
In 556 regular season games, Muller scored 185 goals and racked up 335 assists.

Blog text (15)

Synonyms

to rack up

vsto rack

1 4.8

To put the pool balls in a triangle before the game

is the same action but stated as a single-word verb rather than a phrasal one

Antonyms

to scatter

86 2.8

To spread small things like leaves or seeds over an area without order

to disarrange

1 6.4

To make something messy or not in the right order

Idioms

rack and ruin

1 7.4

A building or place that has fallen into bad condition

to rack one's brain

Informal

1 5.8

Think very hard to remember something or solve a problem

Phrasal Verbs

to rack up

Informal

62 3.6

To collect many points or wins

to rack up

1 4.8

To put the pool balls in a triangle before the game

Compounds

off-the-rack

11 4.4

Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person

rack of lamb

9 3.4

A cut of lamb from the ribs often roasted and served whole or as chops

bike rack

7 2.1

A metal frame for parking and locking bikes

coat rack

6 1.0

A stand with hooks for hanging coats and hats

spice rack

4 1.4

A stand or shelf that holds jars of spices in a kitchen

towel rack

4 1.6

A bar or frame for hanging towels to dry in a bathroom

magazine rack

3 2.3

A stand that holds magazines for people to read

dish rack

2 1.1

A rack that holds dishes after washing so the water drains off them

luggage rack

2 2.5

A shelf above seats for holding suitcases or bags

roof rack

2 3.1

A frame attached to a car roof for carrying luggage and bikes

rack and pinion

Specialized

2 6.0

A round gear and a flat bar with teeth that change turning into straight movement

tie rack

1 1.6

A small holder that keeps ties neat in a closet

meat rack

1 4.4

A shelf for holding meat for sale in a shop

pipe rack

1 5.3

A stand that holds tobacco pipes to store and show them

dress rack

1 1.5

A rack that shows dresses for sale in a shop

bicycle rack

1 1.9

A frame made of metal or wood where you lock and park a bike

bomb rack

Specialized

1 7.4

A metal frame on an aircraft that holds and drops bombs in flight

ski rack

1 3.0

A frame attached to a car that holds skis securely during driving

music rack

1 3.4

A stand that holds sheet music while a musician plays

plate rack

1 1.6

A rack for holding plates upright to dry after washing

bike parking rack

1 2.6

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

bicycle parking rack

1 3.0

A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles

rack railway

Specialized

1 8.1

A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits a central toothed rail to climb safely

rack rent

Archaic

1 9.0

A very high amount people must pay to live in a house or use land that is unfair

How Organized

to organize

194 1.6

to arrange

112 1.7

to rack

7 4.0

to place

∞ 1.0

to scatter

86 2.8

Surface Forms

rack infinitive

racked past

racked past participle

racking present participle

racks third person singular

Etymology

Rack meaning to place items comes from the noun for a frame: you put things onto a rack to hold them. So to rack your weights or to rack the pool balls is to arrange them on the frame or support.